One of the best true story I've ever seen in my life actually all credit goes to Johan hills, he's the one who carrying the flim
... View MoreWar Dogs is one of the most mixed-reviewed movies of 2016 and I understand that. It's a very heavy theme and the true story involved isn't properly one that should be taken lightly.Milles Teller and Jonah Hill have amazing performances. Teller is really brilliant, he's a great actor, even if his movie's choices sometimes aren't the best (Fantastic Four), but hey ... We're all human. Jonah Hill has what I think it's his best performance yet. He's compelling and he's able to transmit Efraim's personality so well. We never know if he's a good guy with bad intentions or a bad guy with some good qualities in him, and Hill captures that perfectly. Bradley Cooper plays Henry Girard, a supposed terrorist that helps them getting the 300M deal. He's fine, he's just in the movie because he's a good friend of Jonah Hill and Todd Phillips, his character could have been played by literally anyone. He's not in the movie much, but when he is, he's good.The story it's really interesting and captivating, I always wanted to know "what comes next?" and "how are they going to do that to achieve their goal?". I felt captivated and focused for the most part, but the plot doesn't flow really well since the second act drags a lot. The pacing is kind of a roller-coaster between the first and third act and that brings the film down.Also, I feel that the movie is longer than it should be, it has some scenes that don't need to be there. It actually lacks some backstory scenes so I could connect more with the characters but instead, the director chose to tell everything through narration and exposition, which definitely didn't help.War Dogs is still entertaining, for the most part, it has two great performances by Teller and Hill, its story is really interesting and captivating, but it doesn't flow as it should, it's too long and it lacks some character's background.MSB Reviews - If you like my reviews, please follow my blog :)
... View MoreI'm not going to harp on about this movie much, just go and watch Lord Of War (2005) and you'll enjoy it more than this movie (thank me later). This movie lacks any major character development (beyond that they like drugs and making money) and it's so boring in its presentation that I was just waiting for the moment they would eventually get caught. The acting is not up to much either, basically cut them their cheques and move on. Jonah Hill just plays the same role he's been doing for about 10 years now and it's getting a little boring. You can tell he's got some skills, such as in Moneyball but we just never really get to see it. Anyway, the true story of War Dogs is far more interesting and amazing and is worth looking up.
... View MoreIt's hard to write a review on this film without also making a spoiler or two, but I'll try hard not to. In stead I'll recommend to check out the true story about Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, but I'm not shore if you should do it before or after watching the biographical fiction version, that is some kind of a comedy. The true story is hilarious, but it's really not at all funny. In the fiction there is one bad and one good guy, though in my beliefs there are no good guys in arms dealing. To avoid the spoiling I won't say who is who, but must warn, if you read the true story, it may be a spoiler any how. The film about the two youngsters getting into hard core arms dealing is made as a black comedy, and because it's based on a real life story, it emerges as dead serious humor at its very best. With steady direction, brilliant acting and a half documentary style both in how camera and locations are used, and also top notch casting in the other roles, the total result is a film and story even Guy Ritchie couldn't match. He would be proud. There are more than one over all issue and moral of the story. First, don't get into something you absolutely can't control and have no experience with. Second, maybe one day you have to discover that even your best friend turns out to be one of your worst enemies - at least if you get in to serious business with big boys and hard cash. Third and most important, war is big business, perhaps the biggest and your government are just as little trustworthy as any other participant in the game. War Dogs is one of the best black comedies I have seen in years - even though it's not really funny.
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